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Jerold S. Auerbach

Jerold S. Auerbach is the author of 12 books, including Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel (1896-2016) and Israel 1896-2016, selected for Mosaic by Ruth Wisse and Martin Kramer as a “Best Book for 2019.”

It was in Hebron where David became king of Israel, ruling for seven years before relocating his throne in Jerusalem.
The president, who once claimed to “love” the Israeli premier, has become increasingly critical as the Gaza war continues, with Blinken his intermediary.
The overriding question is whether Palestinians can ever accept the reality that land west of the Jordan River, except for the Gaza Strip, is not theirs.
It was hardly coincidental that he announced his intention to limit weapons to Israel while campaigning in the heavily Arab-American state of Michigan.
The columnist, it seems, cannot imagine that Israeli leaders would not embrace his solution to end the war with Hamas in Gaza.
Rather than lacerating the Jewish state, the president might consider encouraging it to eliminate Hamas as a continuing threat to innocent civilians.
The self-appointed “guardian” has become a sharp critic, even as he recognizes that Israel confronts “vicious enemies” who pose “existential threats” to its long-term peace and prosperity.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris “has emerged as one of the leading voices for Palestinians in closed-door meetings,” writes “The New York Times.”
Two states, writes British editor Douglas Murray, are “not a solution. It’s part of the problem.”